Railway car



Sept. 10, 1929. J. D. Tl-lownsowV 1,727,680

RAILWAY CAR v Filed June 27, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Sep. 10, 1929.- J. D.THOMPSN RAILWAY CAR Filed June 27, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Sept. 10, 1929.J. D. THOMPSON RAILWAY CAR Filed June 27, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet PatentedSept. 10, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN D. THOMPSON, OF UNION CITY, JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN CAIRv .ANDFOUNDRY OOMPANY, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

RAILWAY CAB.

Application illed June 27,

This inventionlrelates to railway cars and more particularly to theunderframe construction at the platforms of railway passenger carsprovided with coupler and buil'- mg means permitting the cars to be'used in trains with other cars having either Vthe English or Americantype of coupler and buiiing mechanism, and it is an object of thisinvention to provide a platform casting for cars of the type describedwhich will guid and support coupler and builing mechavnisms in suchmanner that the change may be readily and quickly made from one type tothe other and which will provide suitable supports for the mechanismsnot in use. It is also an object of this invention to provide a platformcasting of such construction that upon discontinuance 4of one of thetypes of coupler and buing mechanism the car end will still present asatisfactory appearance.

With these and other objects in view, this invention comprises thecombinations and constructions shown in the vaccompanying drawings inwhich Figure 1 is a horizontal section of a portion of a passenger carend taken above the car floor of a car having a platform castingconstructed in accordance with this invention, some parts being brokenaway to show other parts more clearly, and the English type buffer beingshown in broken lines in operative position;

Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal section of the structure shownin Fig. 1.

Figs. 3 and 4 are partial vertical trans-l verse sections taken on thelines 3-3 and l4--4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5-is a partial end elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 1, theouter ends of t-he drawbar and English vtype buil'er being broken away;

Fig. 6 is in part an end elevation and intl section taken on line 7-7 ofFig. 5 and p showing ythe American typey'coupler dropped 1928. SerialNo. 288,554.

taken on line 7--7 of Fig. 5 and showing 55 the English type builingmechanism secured in inoperative position and the American type .couplerraised to and secured in operative position;

'F1g. 9 is a fragmentary view showing the spring resistance for theEnglish type buil'- ing mechanism in front end elevation;

Fig. 10 is a vertical section taken on the line 10-10 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 11 is a half plan and half horizontal section of the platformcasting taken on line 11-11 of Fig. 6.

In the drawings the inventionis shown applied to a vestibule passengercar having anjunderframe comprising spaced channel center sills 1, angleside sills 2 and body end sills 4 of Z-shape which extend between theside sills 2 and center sills 1 and are connected to the sills bypressed gussets 6 and 8, respectively. The center sills 1 extend beyondthe body end sills 4 and are placed with their webs vertical and theirflanges projecting outwardly and have their upper flanges connected by atop cover plate 10. At the body end sills 4, end sill cover plates 12extend from side sill to side sill and are connected to the side sills2, center sills 1, center sill cover plate 10, gussets 6 and to theupper flanges of the body end sills 4.

Mounted betweenthe portions of the center sills 1 which roject beyondthe body end sills 4 is a platflirm casting 14. The platform castinr 14comprises spaced sill portions 16 which engage the inner surfaces of thecenter sill webs from the ends of the center sills to the end sills 4and are secured thereto by rivets 18. The upper ends of the sillportions 16 are joined by a perforated plate portion 20 which extendsbeyond the inner endsof the sill portions 16 and iS de pressed andwidened laterally forming a flange 22 wli-ichis secured to the centersill cover late lll-and center sills 1 andwhich is provi' ed ts endswith downwardly projecting flanges 24. The flanges 24 are se-v cured tothe webs 25 of the bodyend posts 26 which posts 26 also have flangesattached to the body end sills 4. The plate portion 20 overliesthe sills1 and increases in width from the flange 22 to the other end of the sillportions 16 where it is united with a platform end sill and bumperportion 28 which projects laterally of the plate portion 20. A

The platform end sill and bumper portion 28-comprises an uppersubstantially rectangular part 30 of varying width and different depthsand a web or flange 32 which forms a downwardly projecting Vextension ofthe rear wall "of the rectangular part 30 and which is further unitedtothe rectangular part 30 by 'reinforcingl ribs 34..` At the center, theflange 32 is of'l less depth to provide anopening for a draw bar, but isreinforced by a liange 33 and is connected ,to the upper part 30 by thediverging ends 36 of the sill portions `16 and ribs 37. At eaehside ofits center the end sill and bumper portion 28 is provided with pockets38 opening to the top of the portion 28 and in which the vestibule end.posts 40 are secured by rivets 41.. The

ortion 28 is also `provided with alined anged rectangular openings 42lin the front and rear walls thereof in which the rods 44 carrying thebui'er 45 are slidably' mounted. At one side of its centerI theportion-28 is provided with alined openings 46 in its top and bottomwalls through which extendsa brake mast 47. Projecting inwardly from thelower edge of the web or flange 32 are short flanges 48 to which are 4secured plates 49 which serve as supports for thel train pipes 50 andwhich on the brake mast side serve also as a step or support for thelower end of the vbrake mast 47. At its ends the end sill andbuierportion 28 is formed with spaced parallel outwardly `proj ectingvertical flanges 52 to which are secured the inner edges of the flangesof inverted U-shaped members 54 which form extensions of the' end Silland buffer portion 28 and to which are .connected the vestibule posts56.

Mounted between the center sills 1 and sill portions v16 of the platformcasting 14 is a draft rigging comprising. a coupler head 58 of usualAmerican design and having a short shanky provided with a forked end 59which receives and is pivotally connected to outer end of a shank60 by ahorizontally extending pin 62. The shank 60 is supported on a carry iron61 attached to the. center sill bottom flanges and has its other endconnected b rtically extending pinj64 to a 'i 6 which surrounds andcoopa suitable -resistance means 68.

er -The resistance means 68 is carried upon supports 69. secured tothelower flanges of the center-sills and engages with rear stops 7()seeifilfedto the center sills 1, and, through a follower 71, ,engageswith front stops 72 formed integral with the sill portions 16. Theresistance means 68 is guided in its movements by guides 74 secured tothe center sills 1 and by ribs 75 formed -`integral with the sillportions 16.

To insure the return of the shank 60 and 'coupler head 58 to a centralposition, there are provided centering devices comprising plungers 76mounted in openings in the sill portions 16 and having heads 77 whichengage the shank 60. Confined between the heads 77 and the sill portions16 are springs 78 which serve to press the plungers outwardly, movementof the plungers being limited by guide and stop brackets 80 engagingnuts 81 threaded on the plungers 76. Annular flanges 82 formed integralwith the sill portions 16 and concentric with the openings in which theplungers are mounted form pockets or seats which receive `the springs 78and aid in guiding the movements of the plungers 76.

Toprovidel for the changing from one type of coupler to another, theshank 60 is formed ,with arecess at its outer end in which is mountedthe shank of a hook 84 designed for aise with the English type ofcoupling, the j hook 84 being retained in. position in the shank 60 bythe pin 62. To retain the cou ler head 58 in a horizontal position, thehea 58 is provided with eyes 86 through which is inserted a pin 87 whichengagesin the jaws of the hook 84. When the coupler head 58 is droppedto 'permit of the use of the hook 84, the pin 87 1s inserted through theeyes 86 and an eye 88 formed on the hook 84 and the head 58 is kept fromswinging.

Inward movement of the'bufler 45 is resisted by springs 90 and 92mounted on the inner cylindrical ends of the rods 44. The.

springs are confined between spring caps mountedon the rods 44 and inengagement with shoulders on the rods and cylindrical spring seats 96which are formed integralv with and project downwardly vfrom the plateportion 20. Outward movement of "the buffer 45 is limited by nuts 97threaded on. the rods 44 'engaging with the spring seats 96. l j

Adjacent each end the web 32 is deepened and at its bottom edge isprovided with a plurality of'spaced pairs of perforated lu s 98 to whichbuffer housings 100 are pivotally connected., Inthe buffer housings 10are mounted bu'ers 101 of the English type having heads 102 carried onShanks 103 which extend through the housings and are secured in thehousings by the stops or washers 104 fixed on the inner ends of theShanks. The buffers are held in operative or horizontal position by pinswhich engage in openends of the bufi'er shanks 103 extend throughopenings 106A inthe web 32 and engage with followers 107 of springresistance means 108.

The spring resistance means 108 are shown as comprising a plurality ofalined springs confined between the follower 107 and a spring stop 109.The spring .stop 109 is carried by pressed angles 110 and partialdiaphragms 111 which extend between and are secured' to the end sill 4andthe end sill and bumper portion 28 of the casting 14. The members 110and 111 are of different heights and have their horizontal flangesdirected inwardly, the horizontal flange of angle 110 projecting overthe springs and followers and serving to retain the springs in positionon the channel 112 attached to the bottom edges of the vertical flangesof the members 110 and 111 while the horizontal flange of the member 111serves as a snpport for a floor plate 114 and the web of the member 111serves as a riser for the steps 115. When the buffers 101 and housings100 are dropped to their inoperative positions they are kept fromswinging by pins engaging in openings in the lu s 116 on the bufferhousings 100 and in brac channels 112,

The vestibules are provided withthe usual trap doors 11S-hinged to anangle 119 attached to the body end and both the body end and thevestibule are provided with sheathing 120 and 121, respectively, in theusual manner.

While the preferred form of the invention has been shown and described,it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the exactdetails of construction shown and described, as it is obvious thatvarious modifications thereof within the scope of the claims will occurto persons skilled in the art.

What is claimed is:

1. 'In a railway car. a casting having draft and platform end sillportions, a flange for connection to the bodv end sill and a plateportion connectingsaid flange and sill portions and increasing in widthfrom said flange to said platform end sill portion.

' 2. In a railway car. a casting having draft and platform end sillportions, a flange for connection tothe body frame. a plate portionconnecting said flange and sill portions and increasing in width fromsaid flange to said platform end sill portion and spring seats dependingfrom said 'plate portion.

3. In a railway car. a casting having draft and platform end sillportions, a flange for connection to the body frame, a plate portionconnecting said flange and sill portions and projecting from said plateand spring seats draft sill portions.

4. In a railway car, a casting having draft and platformend sillportions and a plate connected tothe draft sill portions'-'in overlyingrelation so as to extend laterally of ets 117 attached to thev the draftsill ortion, the laterally extending portions of) the plate portionbeing connected to the platform end sill portion.

5. In a railway car, a casting having draft and platform end sillportions and a plate 6. In a railway ear, a casting having draft andplatform end sill portions, a plate portion connecting saidsill portionsand buffer attaching lugs on said end sill portion.

7. In a railway ear, a platform end sill casting having abrake mast stepsupporting flange.

' S. In a railway car, a platform end sill casting having flanges forsupporting an extension thereof. Y

9. In a railway car, a platform end sill casting having spaced parallelflanges for supporting a platform end sill member.

10. In a railway car having center sills, a platform casting connectedto said center sills and having draft and platform end sill portions,bufling means slidably mounted on said platform casting and buing meanspivotally connected to said end sill portion.

11. In a railway car having center sills, a platform casting connectedto said center sills, said casting having draft and platform end sillportions and a, plate portion connecting said sill portions, bufiingmeans slidably mounted in said end sill portion, springs for saidbufiing means, seats for said springs formed integral with said plateportion and buffing means pivotally connected to said end sill portion.

12. In a railway car, an integral platform end sill comprising asubstantially rectangular portion having its rear wall extended to forma downwardly projecting flange which end sill.

13. In a railway car, an integral platform Y fibufling means pivotallymounted on said flange.

1 15. In a railway car, having a body end an integral platform end sillcomprisg va substantially rectangular portion having its rear wallextended to form a flange,

bufling means pivotally mounted on said flange and resis ance means forsaid buing means carried y said body endr sill and flange. Y

16. In a railway car having a body end sill, a platform end sill, andsteps between said end sills, buing means-carried by said platform endsill,resistance means for said n bufiing 'means and supporting means forsaid resistance means forming a riser for said steps.

17. In a railway'car having center sills, a platform casting connectedto said sills, and having vdraft sill portions, fand convertible draftmeans mounted in said draft sills comprising a shanlgrelatively fixedand movable heads arranged in operative position on said shak,and meansfor rendering either of the heads ei'ective.

In 'Witness whereofv I in hand.

y JOHN D. THOMPSON.

have i. hereunto set

